1src Forums - Tired of the "Yard Sale" guy?

01-09-2005, 08:40 AM	#1
Cheechwhiz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ol' Cape of the Cods Posts: 192	Tired of the "Yard Sale" guy? I know that 1SRC has to have support to stay up, but is anybody else as tired of this popup as I am?

01-09-2005, 11:01 AM	#2
SamuraiCatJB Need coffee. Need coffee. Platinum Contributor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Alamogordo, NM USA Posts: 2,045	popup? Posted via Firefox with Adblock extension. __________________ And now, Grandfather, I ask you to bless the White Man. He needs your Wisdom, your guidance. You see, for so long, he has tried to destroy my people, and only feels comfortable when given power. Bless them, show them the peace we understand, teach them humility. For I fear they will someday destroy themselves and their children, As they have done so Mother Earth. I plead, I cry. After all, They are my Brothers.... ~ Prayer ~

01-09-2005, 02:32 PM	#3
TJ37 PEG-TJ37/U Clié Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New York, USA Posts: 1,026	Umm, as far as I know, 1src doesn't have any pop-up ads, only banners. Probable Causes: -You have another window open that does have pop-up ads. -You have some spyware,adware, and/or trojans on your machine. Best Solutions: -Go to www.lavasoft.com and download Adaware SE Personal. Install and update the program then do a full scan on your computer. Remove the results via Adaware. -Run a virus scan - A pretty good free virus scanner program can be found at www.grisoft.com (AVG). Update and scan. Aftermath: -Get Mozilla Firefox (www.mozilla.com), it comes with a built in pop-up blocker, reduces the amount of spyware that enters your computer, has a clean interface, plenty of options, completely customizable, etc. -Watch where you go! __________________ ~ TJ37 <---- Was I helpful? Please click the scale under my name! <---- Not helpful? Please click the exclaimation point! A Dissatisfied Sony Customer

01-09-2005, 05:01 PM	#4
YellowRose ~~ Blue Mod ~~ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: VA Posts: 2,733	I agree with TH37. You've got something bad going on somewhere . . . time to get an alternate (better) browser. Good luck!! __________________ Remember: SEARCHES ARE YOUR FRIEND!

01-09-2005, 05:10 PM	#5
jjesusfreak01 Custom User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 3,942	Its not as much of a popup, as like an overlay add. It follows you down the screen if you scroll, and this is the only site I see it on. __________________ Brad Green - Enthusiast Extraordinaire... Sony TG-50, Sony TH-55, Palm TX...TH-55 still the best

01-09-2005, 05:48 PM	#6
Cheechwhiz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ol' Cape of the Cods Posts: 192	You guys gotta be kidding.... only kidding. I do run Adaware on a regular basis and it seems like the only place I get this "floater" is when I hit 1SRC. It doesn't seem to show up on the rest of the other sites I cruise regularly, so, I thought it was a site specific popup. Do popups respond to certain sites..... I mean, do they "que" to something on specific sites. I'll let Adaware whack my system tonight again and see what it shows.

01-09-2005, 05:49 PM	#7
Cheechwhiz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ol' Cape of the Cods Posts: 192	Missed a ? on that last post.....

01-09-2005, 06:15 PM	#8
blck1jack Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 273	Behold, Spybot Flame of the West. __________________ What you can do today, you can put off to tomorrow. What is today but yesterday's tommorrow. Speak softly and carry a big stick

01-09-2005, 06:16 PM

SamuraiCatJB

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheechwhiz

Missed a ? on that last post.....

popups generate a new window. although floating ads can look identicle to popups if they choose to, they don't have to have a window, so they are hard to stop. the easiest way is with an adblocking extension. I use Firefox and adblock.

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And now, Grandfather, I ask you to bless the White Man. He needs your Wisdom, your guidance. You see, for so long, he has tried to destroy my people, and only feels comfortable when given power. Bless them, show them the peace we understand, teach them humility. For I fear they will someday destroy themselves and their children, As they have done so Mother Earth. I plead, I cry. After all, They are my Brothers.... ~ Prayer ~

01-09-2005, 09:50 PM

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TJ37

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheechwhiz

You guys gotta be kidding.... only kidding.

We're trying to help you, if you don't specify anything we won't know anything.

Are you running a FULL SCAN or a SMART SCAN? None of us are getting any sort of pop-up, pop-under, or "floater" so it is something on your end.

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01-10-2005, 12:25 PM	#11
YellowRose ~~ Blue Mod ~~ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: VA Posts: 2,733	What Internet browser are you utilizing? __________________ Remember: SEARCHES ARE YOUR FRIEND!

01-10-2005, 04:37 PM	#12
Cheechwhiz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ol' Cape of the Cods Posts: 192	Is jesusfreak the only other one getting this? Yeah, I guess it is a floater. Ran both Adaware and SpyBot with updated definitions. Didn't get anything I hadn't seen before, mostly cookies. Just saw it [it's an ad for the Fossil watch] again when I got here.

01-10-2005, 04:39 PM	#13
Cheechwhiz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ol' Cape of the Cods Posts: 192	And I'm still on IE6.2900.2180

01-11-2005, 08:02 PM	#14
Peppy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 128	I get it as well Cheechwhiz. I think I get it on Brighthand as well. Pretty annoying!

01-19-2005, 08:51 AM	#15
YellowRose ~~ Blue Mod ~~ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: VA Posts: 2,733	Micro$oft has a new spyware killer . . . it's in beta & free for the moment. Caught some things my 'other' spyware killer didn't . . . might be worth a shot. Or is the situation resolved . . . __________________ Remember: SEARCHES ARE YOUR FRIEND!